Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Probopass in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Probopass are: Mega Lucario, Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Excadrill, and Mega Heracross. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Probopass in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Mega Lucario

Force Palm / Aura Sphere

#1

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#2

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#3

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#4

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#5

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

#6

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	39.96	1154.4	3	101s	82.8
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	33.50	1919.4	2	120s	80.6
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	30.25	1982.8	2	133s	74.9
4.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.12	1356.7	2	129s	70.5
5.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	28.63	1395.2	2	140s	66.5
6.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	29.42	1211.6	3	136s	65.8
7.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	29.92	853.3	4	134s	61.8
8.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	31.16	734.3	5	129s	61.8
9.	Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	30.94	752.3	5	130s	61.7
10.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	26.05	1350.2	2	154s	61.3
11.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	29.19	880.8	4	138s	61.1
12.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	27.61	1071.9	3	145s	61.0
13.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	29.21	824.0	4	137s	60.2
14.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	29.96	727.1	5	134s	59.8
15.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	25.13	1275.3	3	160s	58.9
16.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	23.81	1379.8	2	169s	57.4
17.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	28.50	706.7	5	141s	57.1
18.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	24.44	1198.7	3	164s	56.8
19.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	28.64	625.8	6	140s	55.8
20.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	27.41	691.1	5	146s	55.1
21.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	27.87	648.6	6	144s	55.1
22.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	25.84	811.9	4	155s	54.5
23.	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	23.65	1113.6	3	170s	54.5
24.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	28.15	589.5	6	143s	54.4
25.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	25.45	838.4	4	158s	54.3
26.	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	26.27	717.3	5	153s	53.8
27.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	24.42	891.6	4	164s	53.3
28.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	23.45	1007.4	3	171s	53.0
29.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	23.02	1064.9	3	174s	52.8
30.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	24.96	723.6	5	161s	51.8

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Probopass in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Shadow Probopass CP range from Raids

Shadow Probopass can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1070 CP to 1188 CP, with no weather boost
From 1337 CP to 1485 CP with Partly Cloudy and Snow weather boost

Shadow Probopass weaknesses

Shadow Probopass type chart

When fighting Shadow Probopass, keep in mind the that Rock and Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.

Shadow Probopass takes increased damage from:
256%	Fighting Ground
160%	Water

Shadow Probopass takes reduced damage from:
63%	Bug Dragon Fairy Ice Psychic Rock
39%	Flying Normal
24%	Poison

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Probopass

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	224.0%	Cloudy
Ground	158.0%	Sunny
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Water	4.0%	Rain
Electric	4.0%	Rain
Bug	2.0%	Rain
Fire	2.0%	Sunny
Ghost	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Probopass in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Probopass down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Shadow Probopass counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.